I just lost much of the remaining respect I still had for the state Division of Forestry with their intent to sell nearly 2,000 old-growth trees in Brown County. We lost a chance to preserve for future generations a reminder of how the landscape looked in the 1700s. A sordid boon. The sale price is only a drop in the bucket of state forest management. It is yet another example of an authentic and unspoiled place losing its distinctive cultural and environmental character in the name of homogenization and short-term profit.

I am once again in need of your help. I am the Kettle Coordinator for the Salvation Army here in Perry County and I am in need of volunteer bell ringers. Perhaps you, your family, business, church, club, or civic organization would be willing to ring bells for us this season.

It is time to honor the Vets who made the ultimate sacrifice by visiting their graves: also to help the disabled veterans who have suffered and are suffering from their wounds. Thanks to the businesses who give veterans a discount as a thanks for serving.

I am a handicapped military vet, but I can do a lot for veterans and have done so for a long time. By golly, I can help them!

Many veterans have put their lives on the line, so it is an honor to help them.

The Perry County College Success Coalition and the Perry County Development Corp. would like to thank everyone who attended our fourth annual Manufacturing Night on Oct. 25 at the Tell City Ivy Tech Career & Technology Center.

The event was a huge success with more than 250 people in attendance, 70 students representing 17 area manufacturers, and over $1,000 worth of giveaways handed out.

I do not respond to many published news stories, However, every now and then, I seem to be compelled to lay my opinion on the proverbial table. This is my response to Editor Vince Luecke’s Trigger Happy:

We have all seen video clips and heard references to your scenario for the past several months. However, we do not hear often that our law enforcers are shot when trying to identify the erratic driver of a vehicle that could be, or, is a definite danger to other innocent drivers who share the roadway.